Henry VIII is only on its second wife in the timeline of "The Tudors," so there's plenty more story left to tell. Showtime agrees.

The pay-cable network has picked up the Golden Globe-nominated show fora third season, it announced Tuesday (April 22). Production isscheduled to begin in June for a 2009 premiere.

"'The Tudors' is now a fixture for us at Showtime, and we're on our wayto completing the entire saga of all six wives of Henry VIII," saysRobert Greenblatt, head of Showtime Entertainment. "We are enormouslyproud of this show, the extraordinary cast, and the production teamthat recreates the grandeur of the Renaissance year in and year out."

The current season of "The Tudors" focuses on the marriage ofHenry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) andthe king's split with the Catholic Church, much to the anger of PopePaul III (Peter O'Toole). Anne was Henry's second wife, meaning thereare four to go before the show reaches the end of its tale.

Showtime keeps its ratings close to the vest, but the season twopremiere in March drew 768,000 viewers. That was off by about 12percent from the series premiere last year, but online viewing made upfor that shortfall. Showtime says the premiere, which was availableonline before it aired was streamed more than a million times on itsown site and elsewhere.